@article{fdi:010069438,
  title = {{E}xploring the diversity of blood-sucking diptera in caves of {C}entral {A}frica},
  author = {{O}bame-{N}koghe, {J}. and {R}ahola, {N}il and {A}yala, {D}iego and {Y}angari, {P}. and {J}iolle, {D}. and {A}llene, {X}. and {B}ourgarel, {M}. and {M}aganga, {G}. {D}. and {B}erthet, {N}. and {L}eroy, {E}ric and {P}aupy, {C}hristophe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}aves house pathogenic microorganisms, some of which are transmitted by blood-sucking arthropods. {I}n {A}frica, previous studies identified mosquitoes, sand flies and biting midges as the main potential vectors of cave-dwelling pathogens. {H}owever, to understand their involvement in pathogen spillover, it is crucial to characterize their diversity, community composition and dynamics. {U}sing {CDC} light traps, we collected hematophagous {D}iptera in six caves of {G}abon during one-shot or longitudinal sampling, and investigated their species diversity and dynamics in relation with external rainfall. {O}verall, we identified 68 species of mosquitoes, sand flies and biting midges, including 45 new records for {G}abon. {T}he dominant species were: {U}ranotaenia nigromaculata, {A}nopheles smithii s. l., {C}ulex. rima group and {C}ulex quasiguiarti for mosquitoes, {S}pelaeophlebotomus gigas and {S}pelaeomyia emilii for sand flies and the {C}ulicoides trifasciellus group and {C}ulicoides fulvithorax for biting midges. {T}he survey revealed that species assemblages were cave-specific and included mainly troglophilous and trogloxenous species. {B}oth diversity and abundance varied according to the cave and sampling time, and were significantly associated with rainfall. {T}hese associations were modulated by the cave specific environmental conditions. {M}oreover, the presence of trogloxenous and troglophilous species could be of high significance for pathogen transfers between cave and epigeous hosts, including humans.},
  keywords = {{GABON} ; {AFRIQUE} {CENTRALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cientific {R}eports - {N}ature},
  volume = {7},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 250 [11 p.]},
  ISSN = {2045-2322},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41598-017-00328-z},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069438},
}